Nature’s carriers: leveraging extracellular vesicles for targeted drug delivery

With the rapid development of drug delivery systems, extracellular vesicles (EVs) have emerged as promising stars for improving targeting abilities and realizing effective delivery. Numerous studies have shown when compared to conventional strategies in targeted drug delivery (TDD), EVs-based strate...

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Main Authors: Qi Chen, Yuyi Zheng, Xuhong Jiang, Yi Wang, Zhong Chen, Di Wu
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
Series:Drug Delivery
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/10717544.2024.2361165
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description With the rapid development of drug delivery systems, extracellular vesicles (EVs) have emerged as promising stars for improving targeting abilities and realizing effective delivery. Numerous studies have shown when compared to conventional strategies in targeted drug delivery (TDD), EVs-based strategies have several distinguished advantages besides targeting, such as participating in cell-to-cell communications and immune response, showing high biocompatibility and stability, penetrating through biological barriers, etc. In this review, we mainly focus on the mass production of EVs including the challenges and strategies for scaling up EVs production in a cost-effective and reproducible manner, the loading and active targeting methods, and examples of EVs as vehicles for TDD in consideration of potential safety and regulatory issues associated. We also conclude and discuss the rigor and reproducibility of EVs production, the current research status of the application of EVs-based strategies to targeted drug delivery, clinical conversion prospects, and existing chances and challenges.
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spelling doaj-art-c74728d1acb046fda1665bd94e77ff4e2025-08-20T02:30:28ZengTaylor & Francis GroupDrug Delivery1071-75441521-04642024-12-0131110.1080/10717544.2024.2361165Nature’s carriers: leveraging extracellular vesicles for targeted drug deliveryQi Chen0Yuyi Zheng1Xuhong Jiang2Yi Wang3Zhong Chen4Di Wu5Interdisciplinary Institute for Medical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, P. R. ChinaKey Laboratory of Neuropharmacology and Translational Medicine of Zhejiang Province, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, ChinaEpilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, PR ChinaKey Laboratory of Neuropharmacology and Translational Medicine of Zhejiang Province, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, ChinaKey Laboratory of Neuropharmacology and Translational Medicine of Zhejiang Province, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, ChinaKey Laboratory of Neuropharmacology and Translational Medicine of Zhejiang Province, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, ChinaWith the rapid development of drug delivery systems, extracellular vesicles (EVs) have emerged as promising stars for improving targeting abilities and realizing effective delivery. Numerous studies have shown when compared to conventional strategies in targeted drug delivery (TDD), EVs-based strategies have several distinguished advantages besides targeting, such as participating in cell-to-cell communications and immune response, showing high biocompatibility and stability, penetrating through biological barriers, etc. In this review, we mainly focus on the mass production of EVs including the challenges and strategies for scaling up EVs production in a cost-effective and reproducible manner, the loading and active targeting methods, and examples of EVs as vehicles for TDD in consideration of potential safety and regulatory issues associated. We also conclude and discuss the rigor and reproducibility of EVs production, the current research status of the application of EVs-based strategies to targeted drug delivery, clinical conversion prospects, and existing chances and challenges.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/10717544.2024.2361165Extracellular vesiclesdrug delivery systemnanoparticlecarrier
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Nature’s carriers: leveraging extracellular vesicles for targeted drug delivery
Drug Delivery
Extracellular vesicles
drug delivery system
nanoparticle
carrier
title Nature’s carriers: leveraging extracellular vesicles for targeted drug delivery
title_full Nature’s carriers: leveraging extracellular vesicles for targeted drug delivery
title_fullStr Nature’s carriers: leveraging extracellular vesicles for targeted drug delivery
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title_short Nature’s carriers: leveraging extracellular vesicles for targeted drug delivery
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topic Extracellular vesicles
drug delivery system
nanoparticle
carrier
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/10717544.2024.2361165
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